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Li Yuanfang's expression eased, and then he told Zhou You that he and Di Renjie went to see Huzhou County Magistrate Mr. Zeng to hear the case just now.

"Oh? A corpse was found in the backyard of the villager Zhang Chun, but he refused to admit that he had killed someone. In this way, I am afraid that there is something wrong with him. This Mr. Zeng did not force him to confess, but he is not a A muddled official who is so stupid after studying," Zhou You commented after hearing this.

Li Yuanfang couldn't help asking after hearing the words: "So, do you think that Zhang Chun didn't actually kill someone?"

"If I find lost stolen goods in your room, must it be you who stole them?" Zhou You asked back and said, "Similarly, the body found in the backyard of Zhang Chun's house must be Zhang Chun's. Did Chun kill it?"

"This..." Li Yuanfang was speechless, while Zhou You continued: "Everything pays attention to evidence, but many times, some incompetent officials can't find conclusive evidence, so they will directly use the so-called seemingly logical facts. This is one of the reasons for many unjust, false and wrongly decided cases. They believe too much in their own subjective assumptions, and often fail to see the real truth."

Di Renjie couldn't help but nodded when he heard it, and said: "Yes! The body was found in the backyard of Zhang Chun's house. Although there is no other supporting evidence, an ordinary court official can conclude the case."

"Generally speaking, scholars always think that they know more than ordinary people and are superior to others, so they take it for granted. After all, not every official can investigate and solve cases as carefully as adults. Therefore, more confused officials and You are a mediocre official. On the surface, the son said poetry, full of articles, but it is full of flowers and flowers, and it is not useful. After all, there are still very few capable officials!" Zhou You couldn't help saying.

"Zhou You's remarks are biased, but they are true," Di Renjie said with emotion when he heard the words: "Usually speaking, scholars who are born as Jinshi are sent to the county magistrate, officials of the seventh rank, respected by a county, and officials at the beginning. , Those who can really govern one side well are indeed a minority.”

"Are you satisfied with Master Zeng?" Li Yuanfang asked after hearing this, nodding slightly in agreement.

Di Renjie nodded and said: "This Zeng Tai has never resorted to severe punishments to force Zhang Chun to confess his guilt. This is easy to say, but it is not so simple to do. Facing those criminals who refuse to admit to torture, we must You have to suppress your anger so that you can keep a clear head. Once you are provoked by the prisoner, your judgment will be biased. Based on this alone, this Zeng Tai is still a sensible person."

"Hearing what your lord said, I'm a little interested in this lord Zeng. He should have a trial tomorrow, right? I don't know how he will continue to come to the trial?" Zhou You said with a smile.

"Hehe, I'll find out tomorrow," Di Renjie also smiled and said, "Alright, it's been a busy day. Zhou You, Yuan Fang, you all go to rest!"

.. Early the next morning, after getting up and washing up, Zhou You, who had a simple breakfast, came to the county government hall with Di Renjie and Li Yuanfang.

But today's court trial really surprised everyone, because Zhang Chun, who refused to admit it yesterday, confessed to murder very simply today.

While the people watching outside the courthouse were discussing, Di Renjie and Li Yuanfang couldn't help but looked at each other in surprise.

When Zeng Tai, who was equally astonished, continued to question, Zhang Chun said that he killed for money.But after Zeng Tai asked him why he knew that the guest from Chang'an had silver taels in his luggage, Zhang Chun was obviously stunned for a moment, and then said that he opened the package while the man was asleep and found the silver taels in it. .

But when Zeng Tai asked what else was in the package, Zhang Chun was startled again, and then said that he didn't see anything else clearly in his haste.

"Is there only money in the eyes?" Zhou You, who couldn't help laughing, couldn't help saying meaningfully: "This case is really interesting!"

This answer full of mistakes and omissions, Zeng Tai naturally could see that there must be something wrong with it, so he was not in a hurry to get Zhang Chunhua to plead guilty, but let Zhang Chun be put in prison first, ready to go back and investigate further.

"It seems that this Zeng Tai is indeed a good official," Zhou You couldn't help saying as Zhang Chun was being taken down. Li Yuanfang on the side also nodded when he heard it. Only Di Renjie stroked his beard and squinted his eyes, smiling without saying a word.

Next, another murder suspect, the boatman Wang Wugang, was brought to the lobby, knelt down and confessed directly to his murder, before Zeng Tai asked.

"Hey, this case is getting more and more interesting," Zhou You said with a smile, "I remember, when we were at the restaurant last night, we seemed to hear this Wang Wu shouting for injustice on the street, right? One night, the two murder suspects both confessed. Could it be that there is a statue of Guanyin Buddha in this prison? Can people be enlightened and turn around? Or is there an eminent monk in the prison waiting to enlighten them?"

"Stop joking and talking nonsense here," Di Renjie cursed with a smile, and Li Yuanfang on the side also shook his head as if he couldn't help but laugh.

The surrounding people were also talking about it, and some even laughed and asked whether the two brothers who had just attended the court had agreed in private, and they both confessed their crimes uncharacteristically this time.

When Zeng Tai asked Wang Wu who the guest who hired the boat was, and where he was from, Wang Wu said that the man was named Wu, and he was from Chang'an, which really surprised Zeng Tai, because Zhang Chun found it in the backyard. The corpse was also from Chang'an, also surnamed Wu.

"Two guests surnamed Wu from Chang'an also came to Huzhou, but were killed one after the other. How can there be such a coincidence in the world?" Zhou You asked repeatedly.

"This case is indeed a bit intriguing," Di Renjie also nodded slightly.

At this point in the trial of the case, it seemed anticlimactic, and there was no need to continue the trial, so Zeng Tai directly announced his withdrawal.

After leaving the county office, Zhou You couldn't help but said: "My lord, tell me, these two people from Chang'an with the surname Wu came all the way to Huzhou. They didn't come to Huzhou to find relatives and friends. What are they doing in Huzhou? Is there something important? Could it be for the same thing?"

"This may exist," Di Renjie nodded slightly and said, "If two people need to come by water and land separately for the same matter, then this matter must be very important and relatively secret. Just in case, we will Made two-handed preparations."

"My lord, do you think that what they did has something to do with the inner guards? Is it possible that they are the inner guards?" Li Yuanfang also asked in a low voice.

"If this is the case, then their destination may be Liujiazhuang," Zhou You continued, "After all, what the inner guards are concerned about must have something to do with the imperial court. And those two people are from Chang'an, and maybe they are not ordinary people. From them I have brought a lot of money to see, at least it is a big family, and I must not come to Huzhou to find ordinary people."

"People from Chang'an...Liujiazhuang...officials..." Di Renjie muttered to himself with frowned eyebrows, and then continued: "It seems that if we want to clarify these questions, we have to learn from the two A dead man from Chang'an came to buy it. Let's go to Zhang Chun's house to check first."